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Being Steeled
Being Steeled

When young, we are too often
governed by a temper so strong,
we act on impulse, are rash
in decision, unafraid to be wrong.

How age changes and chastens,
caution becoming the word,
like metal that is tempered
by dousing in life, like a sword.


Line count: 8
Rhyme scheme abcb
For Express It In Eight, April 11 2021
Prompt: Temper.
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